erledigen
\ɛɐ̯ˈleːdɪɡən\
The verdict
“erledigen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Terminer, finir. Délivrer un produit, régler un problème.
Corpus desk
Index FR-erledigen · erledigen · French
erledigen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erledigen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛɐ̯ˈleːdɪɡən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
erledigen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛɐ̯ˈleːdɪɡən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
erledigen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is erledigen, spelled E-R-L-E-D-I-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Terminer, finir. Délivrer un produit, régler un problème.
- 2Saper l'influence, la puissance ou la valeur de quelqu'un. Le rendre inoffensif, l'appauvrir, le ruiner, couler.
- 3Tuer quelqu'un.
- 4Se résoudre de soi-même, tout seul.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how erledigen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Heute hat Detlef sein Auto gewaschen. Sein Sohn ist ihm dabei zur Hand gegangen, in einer Stunde war die Arbeit erledigt.
Die bundeseigene Deutsche Bahn will bis 2030 Dutzende viel befahrene Streckenabschnitte grundlegend sanieren. (...) Anstatt immer wieder mit kleinen Baustellen im laufenden Betrieb nur das Nötigste auszubessern, wird alles in einem Rutsch erledigt.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.